what a plane the japanese used to call it the "two tailed devil" :) i used to always crash when i tried to rocket bomb some tanks....those were the good days......
I loaned this game out, and someone lost one of the disks and I only have one of the two now. Sucks. I suppose I could download the other off of pirate bay. I had a blast in this game back in the day, even though my video card could barely do medium settings. Are there any network servers for this running anymore? i doubt it.
Not true about maneuverability. The P-38, with it's contra-rotating props canceling engine torque, could turn more tightly than either the BF-109 or FW-190. The one maneuver it could not pull-off was a "split-S" with a steep dive from >25000 ft, due to the "compressibility" problem; solved on later J & L versions of the aircraft. P-38s destroyed more of the extremely maneuverable Japanese fighters than any other Allied aircraft.
@TopLayerEscort Correct. And as the late Jeff Ethel liked to point out, his dad (who flew the Lightning) used to cut back on one engine and give more power to the other (much like steering a dozer), and that enabled it to turn very sharply. What I wish is that Kelly Johnson had put the Merlins in instead of the Allisons. Yep, both Bong and Mac knew how to fly it.....
He also died flying a P-38, too. God bless him! Ethell was a wonderful man and in my opinion, the best aviation historian of all. RIP Jeffrey Ethell. We will miss you. 1947-1997. The Allisons did well in the P-38, in fact it had a supercharger, and the P-51's Allison engine did not. There's the difference. Allison P-51s could not operate at high altitudew, P-38 could.
@Patchman123 The Allisons did not do well in the climate of Europe. I have most all the books I know about the 38, with many accounts of the pilots. There is story after story about the unreliability of the engines in the European theater. Freezing up, seizing, etc. The P-51 had a Merlin engine, not an Allison, and it was simply a better engine overall.
Best plane! :D
Ch1spy4 1 day ago
I loved this game! I still do, can you buy it for fancy computers.
MrKeaton916 1 month ago
I still have this game <3
Saddly I dont know where my disk 2 is =/
Nosloveingneko 2 months ago
The Germans called it the Forked-tailed Devil.
SwordofDivision 4 months ago
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SwordofDivision 4 months ago
what a plane the japanese used to call it the "two tailed devil" :) i used to always crash when i tried to rocket bomb some tanks....those were the good days......
tacos5631 8 months ago
mu top 3 this the ME109 G6 and ME262 Jet
HeartOfInsanity 11 months ago
I loaned this game out, and someone lost one of the disks and I only have one of the two now. Sucks. I suppose I could download the other off of pirate bay. I had a blast in this game back in the day, even though my video card could barely do medium settings. Are there any network servers for this running anymore? i doubt it.
cobrachoppergirl 1 year ago
This spanish cannon had to destroy many planes nazi!!
SPANISH POWER!!!
SoldierIberian1 1 year ago
Not true about maneuverability. The P-38, with it's contra-rotating props canceling engine torque, could turn more tightly than either the BF-109 or FW-190. The one maneuver it could not pull-off was a "split-S" with a steep dive from >25000 ft, due to the "compressibility" problem; solved on later J & L versions of the aircraft. P-38s destroyed more of the extremely maneuverable Japanese fighters than any other Allied aircraft.
TopLayerEscort 1 year ago
@TopLayerEscort Correct. And as the late Jeff Ethel liked to point out, his dad (who flew the Lightning) used to cut back on one engine and give more power to the other (much like steering a dozer), and that enabled it to turn very sharply. What I wish is that Kelly Johnson had put the Merlins in instead of the Allisons. Yep, both Bong and Mac knew how to fly it.....
proffromgview 11 months ago
@proffromgview
He also died flying a P-38, too. God bless him! Ethell was a wonderful man and in my opinion, the best aviation historian of all. RIP Jeffrey Ethell. We will miss you. 1947-1997. The Allisons did well in the P-38, in fact it had a supercharger, and the P-51's Allison engine did not. There's the difference. Allison P-51s could not operate at high altitudew, P-38 could.
Patchman123 1 month ago
@Patchman123 The Allisons did not do well in the climate of Europe. I have most all the books I know about the 38, with many accounts of the pilots. There is story after story about the unreliability of the engines in the European theater. Freezing up, seizing, etc. The P-51 had a Merlin engine, not an Allison, and it was simply a better engine overall.
proffromgview 1 month ago
What song is this???
jlbryan2088 2 years ago
great game. brings back so many memories...
HufflepuffTheGreat 2 years ago 7
Very memorable game. Too bad,my game disc got broken.
ThunderHenshin32 2 years ago
thos planes are easyer to land o the game
comanche119 2 years ago
this plane always reminds me of howard hughes.
seopeter22 3 years ago
Yeah me too, shame his almost killed him : /
cruddiestcrudever 2 years ago
20 milliometers "wow!!!! thats amazing!!"
faesar 3 years ago
4 x .50 caliber MG (12.7mm) plus the centerline 20mm cannon. Nice.
DEP717 1 year ago 2
@DEP717 correct me if im wrong but that is a great combo :)
MrJp990 1 year ago